halving

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of halve

plural halvings

1. mathematicsThe process or instance of dividing in half.

   There are several recursion theorems for large sets, such that a single new halving results in several new infinite families of halvings.

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   Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.

   1994, David C. Schneider, Quantitative Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Scaling, page 36

   Synonyms: bisection